The United States Central Command has confirmed that three U.S. Air Force F-15E long range fighters were shot down over Kuwait on March 1, following multiple unconfirmed repots of shootdowns, and the subsequent release of footage showing one of the aircraft falling in flames in an uncontrolled spiral over Kuwaiti skies.
“At 11:03 p.m. ET, March 1, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury went down over Kuwait due to an apparent friendly fire incident… During active combat—that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences,” the Command reported.
Claims that the aircraft were shot down by Kuwaiti forces, rather than by hostile air defences in Iran or Iraq, having been bought to serious question.
F-15E and F-15E Crashing Over Kuwait
With Kuwait employing exclusively NATO standard air defence systems and fighter aircraft, modern identification friend or foe systems leave only a minimal possibility of shooting down friendly fighter aircraft, fuelling speculation that claims that the aircraft were shot down by friendly forces may be an attempt to deny Iran credit for what would be one of the most signifiant air defence operations in recent decades
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